Dictators’ Riches Are Stolen at Home, But Banked in the West Freedom House
Sep 18 - "It is
remarkably easy for these criminals to hide their identities behind
anonymous shell companies and bank secrecy in order to bring their dirty
money into the United States and Europe."

Waking Up To The Price Of Corruption GhanaWeb
Sep
24 - "Leadership is not about how much money you make for yourself and
your family but how much difference you make in people’s lives and how
you change lives forever. "Bangladesh: Rights group blasts new VAT law The Financial Express
Sep 15 - "Criticising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for pursuing
discredited tax policy in Bangladesh, civil society members at a
discussion Saturday urged the government to reconsider new VAT (Value
Added Tax) law." The piece notes the regressive impact of the VAT.

European Parliament vote makes it harder for business to dodge taxes Eurodad
Sep 20 - Reporting on latest developments in the European Parliament - The Green economic and finance spokesperson, Sven
Giegold (MEP, Germany), stated "These ‘legitimate’ tax avoidance schemes like the
‘Double Irish’ and the ‘Dutch sandwich’ should be totally outlawed and
member state governments should take on board today’s vote.”U.S.: Mitt Romney's 2011 Returns Reveal a Tax Code Stacked in Favor of the Very Rich CTJ
Sep
21 - Citizens for Tax Justice reports: "Mitt Romney’s 2011 Returns
Reveal a Tax Code Stacked in Favor of the Very Rich Because of Loopholes
and Special Rates Not Available to Ordinary Taxpayers."Clinton calls on elites to pay more tax Guardian
Sep 24 - Reporting on remarks by Hilary Clinton: "One of the issues I have been preaching about around the world is
collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from elites around
the world ... There are rich people everywhere, and yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries."

Asian HNWIs To Have $16.7 Trillion Of Wealth By 2015 - Julius Baer Report WealthBriefing
Sep
25 - "Banks such as Julius Baer, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS and Credit
Suisse have been pushing into the Asian market to tap the rising wealth
population. The recent RBC/Capgemini World Wealth Report showed that
Asia now has the biggest population of HNW [High Net Worth] individuals
in any region."

UK: Danny Alexander promises to 'bring in billions' in crackdown on tax havens London Evening Standard
Sep
25 - "Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander today launched a major
crackdown on tax-dodgers, insisting everyone must "play by the same
rules" as the country faces further austerity."

Britain's biggest taxpayers: Super-rich list of top earners who buck trend and pay their share Belfast Telegraph
Sep 24 - "At a time when politics is dominated by debate on the billions of pounds
that recession-hit Britain loses in revenue to shady, offshore tax
havens and tax avoidance schemes, research by The Independent newspaper
has revealed that many of our highest-earning taxpayers choose not to
hide their income from HMRC ..."

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